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This evening.

Tonight

100

What gets tipped over every night?

Oliver's ____ ____ gets _____ ______ every night.

Oliver's garbage can gets tipped over every night.

100

Where does Oliver live?

He lives _____ ______ to Nate.

He lives next door to Nate.

100

Where did Nate find Sludge?

He found Sludge in a ________.

He found Sludge in a field.

100
Who is a pest?

______ is a pest.

Oliver is a pest.

200

Unusual, not normal

Strange

200

What does Oliver say in the neighborhood? 

He says there is a _____ _____.

He says there is a garbage snatcher.

200

Who does Oliver want to help him?

He wants _____ to help him.

He wants Nate to help him.

200

Who does Nate see coming down the street?

He sees ______ coming down the street.

He sees Rosamond coming down the street.

200

Who took a long bath after seeing a skunk?

_____ took a long bath.

Nate took a long bath.

300

to the back

Backward

300

*Double Jeopardy* 600 points!

How does Rosamond always look?

She always looks _______.

She always looks strange.

300

Where was Esmeralda sitting?

She was sitting ___ ______ ___ _____ _____.

She was sitting in front of her house.

300

Why did Nate go to the library?

To read about ______ that go out in the ______.

To read about birds that go out in the night.

300

Who has two thousand other things to eat?

______ has two thousand other things to eat.

Rosamond has two thousand other things to eat.

400

did not remember

Forgot

400

What are the two names for groups of birds that go out at night? 

They are called  ______  and _______.

They are called Strigiformes and Caprimulgiformes. (The order doesn't matter)

400

What one place did Nate forget to look when he crept down the street?

He forgot to look ___ _____ of him.

He forgot to look in front of him.

400

Why did Nate crawl out of Sludge's doghouse? 

Because he can't see _______'s _____ _____.

Because he can't see Oliver's garbage can.

400

Who is tired of Nate's pancakes?

_____ is tired of Nate's pancakes.

Sludge is tired of Nate's pancakes.

500

Owl family

Strigiformes

500

What important clue does Nate get after seeing Esmeralda?

No _____ would go near Oliver or his garbage.

No person would go near Oliver or his garbage.

500

Why did Sludge become a garbage snatcher?

He was _______ _____ ______'s _______.

He was tired of Nate's pancakes.

500

According to Nate, what is detective work like?

He says detective work is ______ garbage cans instead of ____ _____.

He says detective work is dirty garbage cans instead of clean beds.

500

Who always has their mouth open?

_________ always has his/her mouth open.

Esmeralda has her mouth open.